# Accident 19800614022669A: Bell 47G2, Ramapo, NY, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ramapo, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1412° N, 74.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramapo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1412&lon=-74.1685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DHM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614022669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WAS AERIAL TAXIING HELICOPTER SIDEWAYS TO PARKING AREA. SKID HIT GROUND. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80DHM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHM19), Jun 14, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N6173), Ramapo, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6173 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750721022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721022839A), Jul 21, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N6173), Orient Point, NY, Destroyed
- [Accident 19740611016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611016809A), Jun 11, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N6173), Garden City, NY, Substantial damage. Hit vent pipe on hangar.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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